Satirical fiction and parodies

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Zwischen Politik und Komödie müsse er sich entscheiden, warnte ihn einst sein Kollege Michael Portillo, doch Boris Johnson denkt nicht daran.

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1831 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

"Rule, Britannia!

For the baby-faced dictator in your life, a guide to throwing shindigs that go off like an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Am Tag seiner Lieben soll man nicht arbeiten .

True History (2nd century C.

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the second book in the Death series, part of the Discworld novels.

Originally published in 1873, "e;The Gilded Age - A Tale of Today"e; is a collaboration between Charles Dudley Warner and Mark Twain.

Camilla is a satirical novel by Fanny Burney, following a young high-society woman as she navigates the complexities of family relationships and journeys towards self-discovery and love in the late-eighteenth century.

Hilarious, always inventive, this is a book for all, especially uptight English teachers, bardolaters, and ministerial students.

This early work by Sherwood Anderson was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

'Exactly the kind of rom com I love to read' SOPHIE COUSENS'Stole my heart and ran away with it' AMY LEA'Sizzling opposites-attract chemistry' SARAH HOGLEFake medium.

Life in Manchester is sexy and stinking.

The Headswoman (1898) is a story by Kenneth Grahame.

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Menschen aus einem abgelegenen und angeblich unterentwickelten Teil der Welt interessieren sich für die Goldenberger, weil sie, wie es allgemein heißt, den derzeit zivilisiertesten Teil der Menschheit repräsentieren.

"e;Certain Personal Matters"e; is a collection of humorous and witty essays written by H.

Across several texts, Epicurus memorably and accessibly summarizes his doctrines.

Lo más divertido que se ha escrito sobre el fin del mundo: una irreverente sátira sobre la irresponsabilidad de los científicos nucleares y los gobiernos ávidos de poder.

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1836 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

From the Father of the Golden Age of Russian Literature, Nicolai Gogol's The Overcoat is one of the greatest short stories of all time.

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Sterne's utterly original novel - the meandering, maddening 'autobiography' of one of literature's oldest comic characters.

Banks has skillfully used his repertoire of contemporary techniques to write a novel that is classically Americana dark, but sometimes funny, romance with echoes of Poe and Melville.

Bei der Obduktion des bedauernswerten Opfers eines hinterhältigen Attentas stellte der gerichtlich beauftragte Pathologe u.

George Babbitt is a forty-six-year-old real estate broker.

Gulliver's strange adventures in some of the most unusual lands ever imagined have made this one of the rare classics with an enduring and wide-ranging appeal to all ages.

"e;A masterpiece by one of Europe's finest contemporary novelists.

"e;Cridge ridicules the cult of domesticity by exposing its contradictions, made especially glaring when enacted by men.

Seven pants-peeingly funny stories featuring seven evil characters you can't help but love: Douglas Coupland's stories are illustrated with dark charm by Graham Roumieu in a collaboration that brings together two of Canada's wittiest creators for the first time.

Veronica droht in einem Café an einem Stück Brioche zu ersticken.

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A satirical novel about one man's attempt to maintain sanity and sense of humour in the face of mounting odds.

From the bestselling author of Italian Ways and Italian Neighbours comes a darkly comic new novel of murder in Veronese high societyMorris Duckworth has a dark past.

The King of Schnorrers (1893) is a novel by Israel Zangwill.

When Mel Harrington, a lowly tailor with the manners of a nobleman, passes away, he leaves a considerable amount of debt.

With a vein of dark humour at its core,The High Momentsis a filthier, more sordidTheDevil Wears Prada,offering an astute, often stark look at the fashion industry and the issues you face as a woman in your twenties - fans ofGirlsand Emma Jane UnworthsAnimalswill love this.

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the Wizards series, part of the Discworld novels.

A group of students head into a war zone, armed only with 'the power of theatre' in the first novel from the Emmy award-winning creator of Succession and Peep Show.

This hilarious new novel by Americas best-selling cowboy poet, Baxter Black, offers afunny, fast-paced inside look at the lives of rodeo cowboys and the women they love--or that they want to love.

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1882 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Heads You Win is a tragicomedy of second chances.

Als die Schildbürger noch Lalen hießen: Die Welt steht Kopf, die Komik feiert Urstände.

This book contains Edgar Allen Poe's 1832 comedic short story, "e;Bon-Bon "e;.